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he was at various times the secretary or
he was at various times the secretary or president of the three learned societies of cornwall – royal geological society of cornwall (president from 1903–1904, and 1911–1912), the royal cornwall polytechnic society and the royal institution of cornwall. contributed significantly to the transactions of the royal geologi...
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joseph henry collins fgs, (16 march 1841 –
joseph henry collins fgs, (16 march 1841 – 12 april 1916) was a british mining engineer, mineralogist and geologist. he died at his home, crinnis house, near st austell, on 12 april 1916 and is buried in campdowns cemetery, charlestown.
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machel millwood is a jamaican soccer player who
machel millwood is a jamaican soccer player who most recently played for crystal palace baltimore in the ussf second division and the syracuse silver knights of the major indoor soccer league. millwood is best known for his career in the misl, playing for championship teams with the baltimore blast and helping the 2013...
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it was announced on 14 november 2013 that
it was announced on 14 november 2013 that millwood had joined the syracuse silver knights, joining former teammate and now coach in syracuse, tommy tanner. millwood was named misl player of the week for the 14th week of the misl 2013–2014 season on tuesday, 18 february 2014, and is considered one of the most skilled pl...
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in the summer of 2005 millwood spent the
in the summer of 2005 millwood spent the summer with the atlanta silverbacks of the usl first division, spending the next two seasons with the silverbacks scoring 6 goals and adding 7 assists. on 28 may 2009, he signed for crystal palace baltimore of the usl second division.
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millwood signed with the syracuse salty dogs of
millwood signed with the syracuse salty dogs of the usl a-league in 2003, and played in 45 matches, notching 12 goals and six assists for 30 points in his two seasons in syracuse. in 2004, he signed a 15-day contract with the baltimore blast of the major indoor soccer league, eventually signing a permanent contract for...
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born in jamaica, millwood's family moved to maryland
born in jamaica, millwood's family moved to maryland when he was still a child. he attended parkdale high school, and played two years of college soccer at prince george's community college before transferring to towson university as a junior. at towson, millwood was an all-american honorable mention in 2002, was named...
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machel millwood (born 28 june 1979) is a
machel millwood (born 28 june 1979) is a jamaican soccer player who most recently played for crystal palace baltimore in the ussf second division and the syracuse silver knights of the major indoor soccer league. millwood is best known for his career in the misl, playing for championship teams with the baltimore blast ...
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leo schipper was a surinamese football manager and
leo schipper was a surinamese football manager and player who played for naks, sv transvaal, sv robinhood and the suriname national team. after his playing career he took on a coaching role with sv robinhood, becoming manager of the club before passing the torch to ronald kolf.
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after his playing career schipper took a coaching
after his playing career schipper took a coaching position with sv robinhood, managing the club for two seasons before ro kolf took over. he later launched the rensprojekt together with jimmy bhagwandas and uncle hoen, a sports association in his neighborhood in paramaribo where he was an active member until his untime...
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schipper played for the suriname national team. having
schipper played for the suriname national team. having made 26 appearances for the first team, he was a part of the team which travelled to peru for the 1960 summer olympics qualifiers, where he played against cuba and peru. he made his debut on 20 september 1959 in a friendly match against martinique which ended in a ...
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schipper's biggest match was during his farewell match
schipper's biggest match was during his farewell match in the final round of the 1963 season on valentine's day (14 february 1964). robinhood lost the match 1–0 to second place sv leo victor, with leo victor finishing as the league champions that season. the following season robinhood would go on to win the national ch...
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on 28 april 1958, schipper or ‘baas skippa’
on 28 april 1958, schipper or ‘baas skippa’ as he was commonly known joined sv robinhood. he would remain with robinhood for a decade in which the club traveled and played international matches against teams from trinidad and tobago, brazil and the netherlands antilles. he also helped robinhood to win two national cham...
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born on 20 september 1938 in paramaribo, surinam,
born on 20 september 1938 in paramaribo, surinam, schipper began playing football on the mr. bronsplein from where he was picked up by naks. following a successful season, he transferred to sv transvaal in 1957.
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leo schipper (20 september 1938 – 26 september
leo schipper (20 september 1938 – 26 september 1984) was a surinamese football manager and player who played for naks, sv transvaal, sv robinhood and the suriname national team. after his playing career he took on a coaching role with sv robinhood, becoming manager of the club before passing the torch to ronald kolf.
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irene sharp rubin is an american political scientist,
irene sharp rubin is an american political scientist, currently a professor emerita of public administration at northern illinois university. she researches the politics of public budgeting at various levels of american government, and she has written methodological texts on how to conduct and analyze research intervie...
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rubin has had one of the largest impacts
rubin has had one of the largest impacts of any active political scientist, as measured by citations. in 2019, rubin was listed as the 13th most cited active emeritus political scientist at an american university in a citation analysis by the political scientists hannah june kim and bernard grofman. rubin's work has al...
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rubin has won several awards from major professional
rubin has won several awards from major professional organisations. in 1994, she was awarded the charles h. levine memorial award for excellence in public administration from the american political science association, given for "a public administration faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, resear...
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rubin's most-referenced work, written with herbert rubin, is
rubin's most-referenced work, written with herbert rubin, is an introductory textbook on interview research called qualitative interviewing: the art of hearing data, which was first published in 1995. the book introduces students to the concept of obtaining and analysing data from qualitative interviews, and describes ...
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rubin spent the bulk of her career, from
rubin spent the bulk of her career, from 1981 until her retirement in 2004, at northern illinois university. during this time, she published articles across prominent urban affairs and public administration journals, as well as being an author or editor of 8 books. these include four single-authored books published bet...
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rubin began her career as a sociologist, ultimately
rubin began her career as a sociologist, ultimately transitioning into urban studies and then political science and public affairs. from 1976 until 1979, rubin was a professor of sociology at lewis university in romeoville, illinois, where she was also director of urban career studies. in 1979 she became a professor at...
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rubin received a ba in east asia studies
rubin received a ba in east asia studies in 1967 at barnard college, followed by an ma in east asia studies in 1969 from harvard university. she then pursued a phd in sociology at the university of chicago, which she completed in 1977.
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irene sharp rubin (born may 3, 1945) is
irene sharp rubin (born may 3, 1945) is an american political scientist, currently a professor emerita of public administration at northern illinois university. she researches the politics of public budgeting at various levels of american government, and she has written methodological texts on how to conduct and analyz...
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mixed metal oxide (mmo) electrodes, also called dimensionally
mixed metal oxide (mmo) electrodes, also called dimensionally stable anodes (dsa), are devices with high conductivity and corrosion resistance for use as anodes in electrolysis. they are made by coating a substrate, such as pure titanium plate or expanded mesh, with several kinds of metal oxides. one oxide is usually r...
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henri bernard beer registered his patent on mixed
henri bernard beer registered his patent on mixed metal oxide electrodes in 1965. the patent named "beer 65", also known as "beer i", which beer claimed the deposition of ruthenium oxide, and admixing a soluble titanium compound to the paint, to approximately 50% (with molar percentage ruo:tio 50:50). his second patent...
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applications include use as anodes in electrolytic cells
applications include use as anodes in electrolytic cells for producing free chlorine from saltwater in swimming pools, in electrowinning of metals, in printed circuit board manufacture, electrotinning and zinc electro-galvanising of steel, as anodes for cathodic protection of buried or submerged structures.
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mixed metal oxide (mmo) electrodes, also called dimensionally
mixed metal oxide (mmo) electrodes, also called dimensionally stable anodes (dsa), are devices with high conductivity and corrosion resistance for use as anodes in electrolysis. they are made by coating a substrate, such as pure titanium plate or expanded mesh, with several kinds of metal oxides. one oxide is usually r...
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from the 2003 season, he also raced in
from the 2003 season, he also raced in part of the italian-national civ superbike championship, coming tenth in both 2003 and 2004. he returned to civ superbike from the 2006 season, joining the works ducati team for two seasons.
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in 1997 he debuted in the european 125cc
in 1997 he debuted in the european 125cc championship, and took part in the final round of the 125 cc world championship. throughout the 1998 season he competed for the european 125 cc title against marco melandri, but after an accident and resultant damage to his hand, his season ended early with three rounds to compl...
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borciani started racing in the italian sport production
borciani started racing in the italian sport production championship, gaining eighth place in 1994, and fourth in 1995. he then moved to the italian honda gp 125 championship in 1996, while still continuing with rounds of the sport production series.
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m. k. prasad was an indian environmentalist known
m. k. prasad was an indian environmentalist known for his grassroots level activism to protect tropical rainforests in the indian state of kerala. in the late 1970s, as a member of kerala sasthra sahithya parishad, he led the save silent valley movement, to prevent development of a hydroelectric project in the silent v...
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prasad also served as the vice chancellor of
prasad also served as the vice chancellor of the university of calicut, the principal of the maharaja's college, ernakulam, the executive vice chairman of the kerala government's information kerala mission, and the president of the kssp.
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prasad was a member of the united nations’
prasad was a member of the united nations’ millennium ecosystem assessment board for a five-year tenure. he was also a life member and active participant in the activities of the world wide fund of nature (wwf) – india and of the international union for conservation of nature (iucn-cec). in india, he chaired the progra...
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prasad also contributed to efforts at kssp towards
prasad also contributed to efforts at kssp towards the spread of literacy as a part of the national literacy mission. he was actively engaged in actions that resulted in ernakulam being declared the first fully literate district in india in 1990. he also set up kssp’s integrated rural technology centre in mundur, palak...
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in the late 1970s, he led efforts to
in the late 1970s, he led efforts to save the silent valley, a tropical rain forest in the western ghats in southern india, when a planned hydroelectric plant threatened to flood and devastate the flora and fauna of silent valley. he initially wrote about the project's impacts in sastragathi, a scientific journal publi...
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prasad joined the kerala sasthra sahithya parishad (kssp,
prasad joined the kerala sasthra sahithya parishad (kssp, transl. kerala science literature council) in 1967. the organization was set up in 1962 as a publishing house focusing on publishing scientific magazines and journals. he wrote extensively for the organization's science journals before stepping in to set up the ...
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prasad joined the kerala state educational service in
prasad joined the kerala state educational service in 1955 and went on to spend over 30 years in the academic arena holding various positions in the kerala higher education system including principal of the maharaja’s college ernakulam, kochi and pro vice chancellor of calicut university.
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prasad was born in an ezhava family in
prasad was born in an ezhava family in cherai on the island of vypin in the coastal district of ernakulam in present day indian state of kerala. he studied in the rama varuna union high school, a school that was established by local hindu and christian community leaders. the headmaster of the school and prasad's early ...
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he was a principal of the maharaja’s college
he was a principal of the maharaja’s college ernakulam, kochi, and pro vice chancellor of calicut university. earlier, as a part of kssp, he had contributed to the national literacy mission which had resulted in his native ernakulam district being declared the first fully literate district in the country.
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m. k. prasad (1932 – 17 january 2022)
m. k. prasad (1932 – 17 january 2022) was an indian environmentalist known for his grassroots level activism to protect tropical rainforests in the indian state of kerala. in the late 1970s, as a member of kerala sasthra sahithya parishad, he led the save silent valley movement, to prevent development of a hydroelectri...
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the jizera railway bridge is a railway bridge
the jizera railway bridge is a railway bridge on the cog railway line tanvald-harrachov in the czech republic that was built between 1899 and 1902. its main purpose was to connect the liberec and jablonec regions with western silesia. in 1992, the 12 km section between tanvald and harrachov was declared a cultural heri...
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on 24 may 1998, regular transport was resumed
on 24 may 1998, regular transport was resumed under the auspices of the jizera railway and gjw praha. however, the promising traffic was not of long duration and thus the operation and management of the line returned to České dráhy starting 1 december 1998.
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in february 1997 the traffic from kořenov to
in february 1997 the traffic from kořenov to harrachov was stopped due to the poor condition of the jizera bridge. although the bridge was repaired at a cost of over a million czk and was reopened in june 1997, the passenger transport from tanvald to harrachov was stopped on 27 september 1997. freight trains from kořen...
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in 1958, the territory was swapped between czechoslovakia
in 1958, the territory was swapped between czechoslovakia and poland and the harrachov track including the jizera bridge fell under the management of the czechoslovak state railways. on 26 may 1963, the operation has resumed.
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the bridge history reflects the history of the
the bridge history reflects the history of the railway line in this border area. at the end of world war ii the jizera river became part of the czechoslovak - polish border and the train traffic across the border, and thus over the bridge as well, ceased in november 1945.
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the railway construction was completed on 1 october
the railway construction was completed on 1 october 1902. the railway began to operate the passenger transport in steam traction first, the freight transport was added 10 months later. the line was primarily used to run freight trains with prussian coal. in february 1923, a regular electrical operation began.
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it is a steel bridge towering on granite
it is a steel bridge towering on granite pillars over the jizera river. it crosses the valley between the jizera mountains and the giant mountains. the bridge was built as part of the hirschberg (now jelenia góra) - grűnthal (later polubný, now kořenov) railway line (at that time running on the prussian territory).
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in 1992, the 12 km section between tanvald
in 1992, the 12 km section between tanvald and harrachov was declared a cultural heritage site. it is known as " kořenov toothed rack rail " (or in czech also "polubenka") – and features a unique more than four-kilometer long two-track abt rack system. the jizera bridge is the best known construction on this railway li...
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the jizera railway bridge is a railway bridge
the jizera railway bridge is a railway bridge on the cog railway line tanvald-harrachov in the czech republic that was built between 1899 and 1902. its main purpose was to connect the liberec and jablonec regions with western silesia.
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michal livia krumer-nevo is the david and dorothy
michal livia krumer-nevo is the david and dorothy schwartzman professor in community development at the spitzer department of social work and the honorary president of the israeli center for qualitative research of people and societies, ben-gurion university of the negev. her scholarly activity covers issues of poverty...
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krumer-nevo received a prize in 2014for her engagement
krumer-nevo received a prize in 2014for her engagement in social change from the minister of welfare and social services. in 2019 she received the lifetime achievement award for an outstanding contribution to social policy, from the european social policy association net-israel (espanet-israel). in an announcement it r...
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krumer-nevo joined the israeli center for qualitative research
krumer-nevo joined the israeli center for qualitative research of people and societies at ben-gurion university of the negev on its inception in 2000, and was its director from 2006 to 2016.among her publications on qualitative inquiry are three co-edited books in hebrew: qualitative data analysis (2010, ben-gurion uni...
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based on teaching courses on critical social work
based on teaching courses on critical social work in bgu, krumer-nevo established special critical social work tracks within the b.a. and m.a. programs at her department. in collaboration with professionals she has established the forum for critical thinking for front-line social workers. among her publications on crit...
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in 2015 the welfare and social services ministry
in 2015 the welfare and social services ministry implemented the pap nationwide. as part of this implementation, the ministry has launched new programs and rights centers in social service departments in more than half of the municipalities in israel, and has established a new role of ‘social rights social worker’.
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in 2006 she published women in poverty: gender,
in 2006 she published women in poverty: gender, pain, resistance, the first book in hebrew that analyzes life stories of women in poverty through a feminist intersectional framework. later, she conducted the first participatory action research with people in poverty in israel. during the years, based on connections wit...
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krumer-nevo developed the poverty-aware paradigm (pap) that defines
krumer-nevo developed the poverty-aware paradigm (pap) that defines poverty as a violation of human rights and emphasizes the daily resistance of people in poverty to their predicament. the paradigm includes theoretical premises and a detailed model of direct practice, incorporating principles of critical social work, ...
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in 2000, she arrived at ben-gurion university of
in 2000, she arrived at ben-gurion university of the negev as a postdoctoral kreitman fellow, and became a faculty member in 2002. krumer-nevo served as a research fellow at the chapin hall center for children at the university of chicago and at the university of pennsylvania. during 2006-2016 she was the director of t...
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krumer-nevo was born and raised in givatayim, israel.
krumer-nevo was born and raised in givatayim, israel. she received a bachelor's degree in hebrew literature from the hebrew university of jerusalem and went on to study social work. she wrote her master's thesis and doctoral dissertation in social work under the supervision of prof. jona rosenfeld (de) (died december 2...
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michal livia krumer-nevo (hebrew: מיכל קרומר-נבו; born 8
michal livia krumer-nevo (hebrew: מיכל קרומר-נבו; born 8 june 1961) is the david and dorothy schwartzman professor in community development at the spitzer department of social work and the honorary president of the israeli center for qualitative research of people and societies, ben-gurion university of the negev. her ...
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miloš stanković is a serbian footballer. he can
miloš stanković is a serbian footballer. he can play on many positions in attack, and also as an attacking midfielder or winger. his twin brother dušan is also footballer, and performs as a right-back.
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miloš started career in vlasina, but later he
miloš started career in vlasina, but later he moved in ofk beograd, together with his twin brother dušan. they were members of the team from karaburma from 2011 to 2014, but without official caps for the first team. in the meantime, twins were loaned to bačka topola, timok, and sloga petrovac. they also moved together ...
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miloš stanković (serbian cyrillic: Милош Станковић; born 22
miloš stanković (serbian cyrillic: Милош Станковић; born 22 july 1992) is a serbian footballer. he can play on many positions in attack, and also as an attacking midfielder or winger. his twin brother dušan is also footballer, and performs as a right-back.
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from 1995 to 1997, whitaker was president of
from 1995 to 1997, whitaker was president of the american neurological association. he was also chair of the medical advisory board of the national multiple sclerosis society from 1994 to 1997. at the time of his death, whitaker was also on the editorial boards of fourteen academic journals, and an associate editor of ...
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whitaker was born in memphis, tennessee. he graduated
whitaker was born in memphis, tennessee. he graduated from hendrix college, after which he earned his medical degree from the university of tennessee college of medicine. from 1985 until his death in 2001, he served as chairman of the neurology department at the university of alabama at birmingham.
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john nicholas whitaker (november 13, 1940 – august
john nicholas whitaker (november 13, 1940 – august 29, 2001) was an american neurologist and immunologist dedicated to multiple sclerosis research. he was a pioneer in the field of neuroimmunology and contributed with the identification of myelin basic protein production in urine.
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maslenica bridge is a 377.6 m (1,239 ft)
maslenica bridge is a 377.6 m (1,239 ft) long reinforced concrete arch bridge spanning the novsko Ždrilo strait of the adriatic sea, north of zadar, croatia, carrying the croatian a1 motorway. it is located between the rovanjske and posedarje interchanges of the a1 motorway. the bridge comprises a 200-metre (660 ft) sp...
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traffic is regularly counted and reported by hrvatske
traffic is regularly counted and reported by hrvatske autoceste, operator of the bridge and the a1 motorway where the bridge is located, and published by hrvatske ceste. substantial variations between annual (aadt) and summer (asdt) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the bridge carries substantial tourist ...
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subsequently wind protection structures have been executed along
subsequently wind protection structures have been executed along the motorway section comprising the maslenica bridge, since the 15 km (9.3 mi) long section was completely closed to traffic due to strong wind from time to time - for a total of 6 days and 19 hours in 2007, and 13 days and 2 hours in 2006.
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the bridge was designed by jure radić, and
the bridge was designed by jure radić, and built by konstruktor, split, between 1993 and 1996, using free cantilevering with temporary cable-stays. the reinforced-concrete arch was executed in 5 m (16 ft) long segments, matching spandrel column spacing. prefabricated girders required for the structure were executed and...
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approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the south,
approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the south, there is another bridge, carrying d8 state road across the same strait, and this was the original crossing point over the strait. although that is a completely different structure, carrying a different road, that bridge is also officially called maslenica bridge. the bridge ...
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the bridge comprises a 200-metre (660 ft) span
the bridge comprises a 200-metre (660 ft) span reinforced concrete arch, with an arch rise of 65 metres (213 ft). the arch comprises a box cross section, a double cell of constant depth. the superstructure is continuous across 12 spans, consisting of prestressed girders made monolithic with the in situ cast deck slab a...
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maslenica bridge (croatian: most maslenica, but also known
maslenica bridge (croatian: most maslenica, but also known as croatian: maslenički most) is a 377.6 m (1,239 ft) long reinforced concrete arch bridge spanning the novsko Ždrilo strait of the adriatic sea, north of zadar, croatia, carrying the croatian a1 motorway. it is located between the rovanjske and posedarje inter...
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mizuma kannon station opened on january 30, 1926
mizuma kannon station opened on january 30, 1926 as mizuma station (水間駅).the reinforced concrete-made building from 1926 is a national registered tangible cultural property. the station was renamed from mizuma to mizuma kannon on june 1, 2009.
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mizuma kannon station (水間観音駅, mizumakannon-eki) is a passenger
mizuma kannon station (水間観音駅, mizumakannon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of kaizuka, osaka prefecture, japan, operated by the private railway operator mizuma railway.
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modified huffman coding is used in fax machines
modified huffman coding is used in fax machines to encode black-on-white images (bitmaps). it combines the variable-length codes of huffman coding with the coding of repetitive data in run-length encoding. the basic huffman coding provides a way to compress files that have much repeating data, like a file containing te...
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here we see that we have, in addition
here we see that we have, in addition to the two items "white" and "black", several different numbers. these numbers provide plenty of additional items to use, so the huffman coding can be directly applied to the sequence above to reduce the size even more.
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the basic huffman coding provides a way to
the basic huffman coding provides a way to compress files that have much repeating data, like a file containing text, where the alphabet letters are the repeating objects. however, a single scan line contains only two kinds of elements – white pixels and black pixels – which can be represented directly as a 0 and 1. th...
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mizuma station (三潴駅, mizuma-eki) is a passenger railway
mizuma station (三潴駅, mizuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of kurume, fukuoka, japan. it is operated by the private transportation company nishi-nippon railroad (nnr), and has station number t33.
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ultra high reach demolition excavators (uhd) are demolition
ultra high reach demolition excavators (uhd) are demolition excavators with several tens of meters of reach. reaches of up to 48 metres (157 ft) are in operation as of 2016. as of 2017 there are uhd machines that can reach 67 metres (220 ft).
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the high reach excavator is a development of
the high reach excavator is a development of the excavator with an especially long boom arm, that is primarily used for demolition. instead of excavating ditches, the high reach excavator is designed to reach the upper stories of buildings that are being demolished and pull down the structure in a controlled fashion. i...
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long reach machines are not suitable for the
long reach machines are not suitable for the high side twisting forces that can be exerted by demolition attachments and many demolition machines are unstable at large radius – so they are often assisted with electronic cut off devices that restrict the operating radius of the machine. long reach machines are particula...
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around the same time priestman (and later ruston
around the same time priestman (and later ruston bucyrus) vc (variable counterweight) excavators started to become more popular. however, the work vc machines could achieve was slightly constrained by design limitations compared to fully hydraulic "long reach" machines, especially with the arrival of more reliable mach...
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the term long reach excavator was probably first
the term long reach excavator was probably first coined by richard melhuish, the chairman of land & water. during the 1970s land & water operated the uk's first hire fleet of these new and innovative long reach hydraulic excavators. in fact they still operate the largest fleet of long-reaches in the uk. land & water's ...
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ian colin percival is a british theoretical physicist.
ian colin percival is a british theoretical physicist. he is the emeritus professor of the school of physics and astronomy at queen mary university, university of london. he is one among the pioneers of quantum chaos and he is well known for his suggestion in the 1970s about the existence of a different type of spectra...
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ian colin percival (born 1931) is a british
ian colin percival (born 1931) is a british theoretical physicist. he is the emeritus professor of the school of physics and astronomy at queen mary university, university of london. he is one among the pioneers of quantum chaos and he is well known for his suggestion in the 1970s about the existence of a different typ...
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in 2000, poston was awarded the joan mott
in 2000, poston was awarded the joan mott prize lecture by the physiological society. in 2009 she was elected to be a fellow of the academy of medical sciences. in 2010 poston was awarded the g l brown prize lecture by the physiological society. in 2017 she was made cbe for services to women’s health and appointed emer...
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her early research was into the control of
her early research was into the control of the circulatory system of the placenta showed its relevance to pre-eclampsia. she led a clinical trial that changed medical practice through demonstrating that anti-oxidant supplements did not prevent pre-eclampsia.
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she was appointed as a professor in king's
she was appointed as a professor in king's college in 1995. poston's research is about disorders of pregnancy especially when caused by maternal nutrition, and how children's lives can be affected. she has a large multidisciplinary research team with research projects that focus on premature birth, pre-eclampsia and co...
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poston attended felsted school in 1970, one of
poston attended felsted school in 1970, one of the first girls to be educated there after the school became co-educational. she graduated with a degree in physiology from university college, london and was also awarded her doctorate by university of london.
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lutetium–hafnium dating is a geochronological dating method utilizing
lutetium–hafnium dating is a geochronological dating method utilizing the radioactive decay system of lutetium–176 to hafnium–176. with a commonly accepted half-life of 37.1 billion years, the long-living lu–hf decay pair survives through geological time scales, thus is useful in geological studies. due to chemical pro...
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hf ages from detrital zircon also help tracing
hf ages from detrital zircon also help tracing sediment source. a study on detrital zircon from sandstones in the oslo rift, norway identified major sediment source in fennoscandia region and also a minor source in variscan mountains of central europe during late devonian to late carboniferous by u–pb and lu–hf charact...
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hf ages determined from detrital zircon can help
hf ages determined from detrital zircon can help to identify major event of crustal growth. by analyzing detrital zircon in yangtze river sediments, a group of researchers produced a statistical distribution of hf model ages of the sediments. the statistical peaks of age ranges were identified: 2000 ma–1200 ma, 2700 ma...
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the crust formation process is supposedly chemically depleting
the crust formation process is supposedly chemically depleting the mantle, as crust forms from partial melts originating from the mantle. however, the process and extent of depletion could not be concluded based on a few isotope characteristics, as some isotope systems are thought to be susceptible to re-setting by met...
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another low-temperature, high-pressure metamorphic index mineral, lawsonite was
another low-temperature, high-pressure metamorphic index mineral, lawsonite was brought into use in recent years to understand subduction metamorphism using lu/hf dating. a study showed that lawsonite could be significant in dating low-temperature metamorphic rocks, typically in prograde metamorphism in a subduction zo...
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conventional isochron ages are obtained from bulk garnet
conventional isochron ages are obtained from bulk garnet separates and are only an estimate of the average age of the overall growth of garnet. to give precise estimates of the pace of growth of a single garnet crystal, geochronologists use microsampling methods to collect and date small consecutive zones of garnet cry...
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garnets play an important role in lu/hf applications,
garnets play an important role in lu/hf applications, as they are common metamorphic minerals while having high affinity to rare-earth element. this means garnets generally have high lu/hf ratios. dating of garnets with lu–hf could provide information of history of garnet growth during prograde metamorphism and peak p-...
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in understanding metamorphic rocks, lu–hf can still provide
in understanding metamorphic rocks, lu–hf can still provide information of origin. in cases where zircon phase is absent or very low in abundance, such as eclogite with cumulate protolith, kyanite and orthopyroxene eclogites can be candidate for hf analysis. although the overall rare-earth element concentration is low ...
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lu–hf isotope system can provide information on where
lu–hf isotope system can provide information on where and when a magmatic body originate. by applying hf concentration determination to zircons from a-type granites in laurentia, ɛhf values ranging from −31.9 to −21.9 were obtained, representing a crustal melt origin. apatite has also promising lu–hf information, as ap...
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the most common analytical methods for lu–hf determination
the most common analytical methods for lu–hf determination nowadays is by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (icp–ms). icp–ms, with multi-collector, allow precision determination with materials with low hf concentration, such as apatite and garnet. the amount of sample needed for determination is also smaller...
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the above sample preparation procedures prevent convenient analysis
the above sample preparation procedures prevent convenient analysis of lu–hf, thus limiting its usage in the 1980s. also, the age determination using tims require samples of high lu and hf concentration to be successful. however, common mineral phases have low concentrations of lu and hf, which again limits lu–hf uses.
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